The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
Notes Of the Stage.

Edwin Booth was christened Edwin Forrest
Booth
Grace Hawthorne's Gilberte in "Frou-Froun
seems to have pleased the Londoners.
Alice Harrison is to star in the cheap price
circuits next season in ''Hot Water"
Sir Arthur Sullivan lately conducted sThe
Golden Legend" at Berlin with marked success.
Manager Dickson has booked McCaulls 'Rud-
dygote'' Company for engagement here in
May.
Mile Nordica LILLIAN Norton) is said to be
engaged TO Frederic Cliffe, a London, Eng.
musician
1t is denied that Rhea was married to Herbert
Charter. of her company, at Chicago, on last
Thursday.
Patti was too tired to sing in Toronto. Can. +.
April 2, at an extra concert, and so the idea was
abandoned.
Pauline LAllemand has bought handsome
new saloon in Syracuse. N. Y, for her father
Lucas Elsasser.
Mary Anderson is rehearsing at the st. James
Theater. London, preparatory to her English
provincial tour at Easter.
II. E. Abbey, J. B. Schoeffel and Maurice
Grau have formed a partnership for the joint
management OF stars and plays.
A bill has been introduced in the Virginia
Legislature making it felony for a manager to
desert his company with the receipts.
Frank Marshall, who has done some clever
WORK In the Cramauc line, IS to reconstruct the
tragedy of Werner" for Henry Irving.
Counsel for Isabella Jennings, of Philadelphia,
has entered suit against Lolita for ST. 900. the
value of ring thrown on the stage to defend
ant.
Forepaugh's show this season is to dabble in
border heroism and ''wild-western" rragedy-all
on horseback, with scenic pictures to match the
horrors and other incidentals.
Mr.. w. o. Wheeler accompanied by his wife
and daughter, has gone to San Francisco to
arrange a summer tour in the West for Daniel
Sully's Corner Grocery" Company.
A shrewd Brussels manager has abated the
big-hat nuisance in his theater by announcing
that only midde-aged and elderly ladies may
wear hats during the performances as pro-
tection against cold.
Manager A. NJ Palmer has applied for an in
junction TO restrain Pauline Markham from
producing play called Jim the Forger," as he
claims it will be an invasion Of his rights as
owner Of Jim the Penman.'
Nine. Hastreiter. the famous singer sailed
from London, where she has been singing all
winter last week, to join the famous Boston
Symphony Orchestra, and she will sing with
them here on May at the Grand.
Lillian Russell has fled a petition in the Cook
county court, Chicago, for the appointment of
Eugene S. and Bessie E. Abrams as adopted
parents of her two-and-a half years-old child
Lillian Russell is about to sail for England.
Herr Anton School is credited with saying.
WagneTs muslC goes 10 sucn an extreme that
the masses cannot follow him." This express
sion savors of common sense we'll as the be-
ginning of reasonable reaction in favor OF
melody.
The theatrical attractions here next week will
be as follows: English's. first three nights, Kate
Castleton. in Crazy Patch Grand, last two
nights. Lawrence Barrett in 'Riepzi, Last OF
the Tribunes"; Museum, all week. Zone of the
Bravest."
Lawrence Barretts success with "Rienzi the
Last of the Trbunes," has been remarkable.
The critics say that it is by far the best of his
new productions, and he is drawing immense
audiences to see It. He gives the play a melo
dramatic treatment. with an elaborate mise EN-.
scene.
Teresa Carreno ana Sig Tagliapietra with
their opera company, are having bad time in
Venezuela AT Caracas whstling and Kissing
the imported tenors constituted a great annoy
ance 1t is said that the government has guar.
anteed the company 500, 900 for a season Of two
months.
W. ]. Gilmore has sent out a circular to q
number OF vaudeville managers, suggesting tina,
they cooperate in the organization of eight OF
ten variety companies, to be played in rotation
at the houses of the managers in the pool during
those weets which. for lack of troupes would
be filed in with home shows special bills.
The famous Hamlet cast in San Francisco
twelve years ago, where the play ran two
months. was as follows: Edwin Booth, Ham
let; d. W. Waller, Ghost; Theodore Hamilton